Hey folks,
I'm 38, f, probably not as fit as most people on this forum, but I'm fit enough to do sprint and olympic Tri's and be attempting a 70.3 (though I'm not sure I'll make the bike cutoff for my goal of Lake Placid in Sept.). I've never been told there's a problem with my heart. There's heart disease in my family, but I'm literally one of the two people in my extended family who are not obese. My max heart rate is usually 190, and my resting heart rate is usually in the high 50s.
I was out for an easy long run on a recovery weekend today, and my Garmin recorded a weird spike. It was 12.5 minutes in, when I was still warming up on a pancake flat, asphalt path, running 12 minute miles. My heart rate is usually in the 150s at that pace (yesssss, I am sloooooowwww), but my Garmin recorded more than a minute over 200 bpm, with the highest at 212. I feel absolutely fine, I'd even say great, since it's a recovery weekend.
I should also mention that I have a chest strap, the old cheap kind with more plastic.
Does anyone know if this is something I should be concerned about? What's the likelyhood that my Garmin just flipped out?
Formerly GiantNewb, but not such a newb anymore.
I'm 38, f, probably not as fit as most people on this forum, but I'm fit enough to do sprint and olympic Tri's and be attempting a 70.3 (though I'm not sure I'll make the bike cutoff for my goal of Lake Placid in Sept.). I've never been told there's a problem with my heart. There's heart disease in my family, but I'm literally one of the two people in my extended family who are not obese. My max heart rate is usually 190, and my resting heart rate is usually in the high 50s.
I was out for an easy long run on a recovery weekend today, and my Garmin recorded a weird spike. It was 12.5 minutes in, when I was still warming up on a pancake flat, asphalt path, running 12 minute miles. My heart rate is usually in the 150s at that pace (yesssss, I am sloooooowwww), but my Garmin recorded more than a minute over 200 bpm, with the highest at 212. I feel absolutely fine, I'd even say great, since it's a recovery weekend.
I should also mention that I have a chest strap, the old cheap kind with more plastic.
Does anyone know if this is something I should be concerned about? What's the likelyhood that my Garmin just flipped out?
Formerly GiantNewb, but not such a newb anymore.